Roosevelt threats to sink enemy ships in defense of Atlantic waters
President Roosevelt announced orders authorizing the Navy to sink any German or Italian war vessel in waters deemed essential to American defense. He said patrolling vessels and planes will protect merchant ships of all flags. the defense would extend from Newfoundland to Greenland, including Iceland and the North Atlantic zone. He stressed the United States would uphold freedom of the seas and maintain open commerce regardless of cost.
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Hitler
Germany
United States
Roosevelt
United States Army
White House
Greer
Iceland
Newfoundland
Greenland
North Atlantic
Britain
Germans in Iran to be interned by Allies under plan
A mixed commission decides that German residents of Iran named in the British and Russian Nazi blacklist will be handed over to the Allies for immediate internment in Teheran Iran. The move targets leading Nazi agents among the German community in Iran.
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Teheran
Iran
Purchase Mobile Canteen for Salvation Army Donated
Hon Maurice Duplessis and allies of the National Union party of Quebec announced a 2500 dollar donation for a mobile canteen to aid Salvation Army efforts in Montreal. The backing comes from the opposition leader in the Quebec legislative assembly and his associates.
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Montreal
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec Legislative Assembly
Friends
National Union Party of Quebec
Salvation Army
Total Wheat Production Ottawa 1941 Dominion Estimate
The Dominion bureau of statistics estimated Canada total wheat production in 1941 at 306 459 QQ bushels, a reduction of 244 931 000 bushels from 1940. Prairie production is estimated at a lower figure reflecting nationwide yield declines.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prince Bernhard trains as RAF fighter pilot in London
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands is undergoing Royal Air Force training in London. He has completed numerous solo flights and is expected to begin flying Hurricanes and Spitfires soon.
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London
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Royal Air Force
Islands in Arctic Archipelago area figure
Islands in the Arctic Archipelago north of Hudson Bay cover an area of 419.641 square miles.
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Arctic Archipelago
Hudson Bay
Canada and Chile move to establish diplomatic ties
Foreign Minister Juan Bessetti announced Canada and Chile agreed to establish diplomatic relations with a joint declaration urging expanded trade. Canada will open a legation in Buenos Aires and Brazil’s Jean Deay arrives as new minister to Brazil. Rossetti called the MFN pact historic for continental collaboration.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Bessetti
Canagaated
Canada
Brazil
Jean Deay
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Desy
Paris
MacKinnon
Senor Rossetti
America
Queen Mary Reviews Troops in England
Queen Mary reviews Canadian Corps troops in Ontario regiment, dressed in white, from a raised stand. The parade features a Toronto officer leading the rifle battalion as General A. G. L. McNaughton inspects new arrivals from Saskatchewan and other units, signaling readiness to join veterans.
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England
Central
Ontario
Rifle Regiment
Toronto
A. G. L. McNaughton
McNaughon
Saskatchewan
Mishaps To Ferry Planes London
Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons that two Atlantic ferry plane crashes cost 44 lives due to navigation error and captain's judgment. He cited the first plane hitting a mountain in bad visibility and the second taking off on the wrong runway, swinging to port and hitting grass, with engines not shut off promptly. A third Canada to Britain flight is under investigation.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Cmdr
Robert Bower
Archibald
Britain
Canada
Seamen Return From Africa to Canada
A small group of Canadian seamen returned from Africa aboard a passenger ship. About 17 men were in the party, as stated by the department of external affairs. No details on how or when the men reached Africa were available for publication.
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Ottawa
Canada
Africa
Department of External Affairs
Food shipments to Greece via Red Cross and Turkish Red Crescent
The ministry of economic warfare said limited quantities of food would be shipped to Greece with the aid of the Turkish Red Crescent Society and the International Red Cross. Italy and Germany were reported to guarantee safe passage for the food.
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London
Ministry For Economic Warfare
Grece
Turkish Red Crescent Society
International Red Cross
Italy
Germany
More Wheat Stored Ottawa
Canadian wheat in store during the week ended Sept 5 totaled 470,737,304 bushels, up 4,597,689 from the prior week and 154,173,273 higher than the same week last year. Elevators held 444,449,911 bushels, vs 438,088,494 a week earlier and 253,388,592 a year ago. In the United States, Canadian wheat amounted to 26,387,393 bushels, up from 25,061,161 a week earlier but down from 33,175,439 a year ago.
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Ottawa
United States
Northern Raid May Be Prelude To Offensives
London reports that the Canadian Spitzbergen raid is viewed as a potential prelude to Allied offensives on Germany’s northern flank. Canadian shock troops are favored for future raids, with Brig. Arthur E. Potts of Saskatoon praised for leading the expedition. Major Geoffrey Walsh’s Royal Canadian Engineers earned high marks for destroying Nazi plans, while Potts coordinated operations across towns, ships, and airfields.
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London
Spitzbergen
Germany
High Command
Arctic
Arthur E. Potts
Saskatoon
United States
Britain
Norway
War Office
Geoffrey Walsh
Royal Canadian Engineers
Potts
Siege in Oslo under German civil order in Norway
German commissioner Joseph Terboven imposes a strict curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and bans alcohol dancing movies and theatres in Oslo Aker and Berun. Norwegians must surrender radios and communications shut nightly at 7 30 with restaurants closed at 7. Resistance will be crushed by force and tried in military courts. BBC notes chaos in civil administration amid Nazi purge.
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Oslo
Norway
Joseph Terboven
Aker
Berun
Terboven
British Broadcasting Corporation
Three Canadian women still held in Occupied France released
Ottawa reports that all Canadian women interned in Occupied France except three were released by end of May. The remaining detainees are Elizabeth Mac Neill of Big Pond Nova Scotia Elizabeth McHugh and Ella Wentworth Steele of Montreal. McHugh's address was not available.
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France
Ottawa
External Affairs Department
Elizabeth MacNeill
Big Pond
N.S
Elizabeth McHugh
Ella Wentworth Steele
Montreal
Monkhouse Named British Delegate to Moscow Arms Conference
The Evening News reports Lt Colonel Allan Monkhouse formerly expelled from Russia for sabotage and espionage has been selected as a member of Britain's delegation to the Moscow arms conference. He is an official of the Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company and was convicted on April 18, 1933. The government secured Russia's consent for his service as a delegate.
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London
the Evening News
Allan Monkhouse
Russia
Col. Monkhouse
Metropolitan Vickera Electrical Company
France
Germany
Workers Scarce in Ottawa, Dominion Bureau Warns
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports the unemployment surplus from 11 months ago has been absorbed and Canadian employers must reassign workers from non essential to essential industries and hire more women. By October peak employment will press employers to find workers.
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Otttawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Britain promises to curb lease lend misuse in war effort
London reports Britain will prevent lease-lend materials from aiding private interests or undercutting U.S. exporters. A white paper outlines steps to stop diversion, restrict exports, and ensure fair distribution within the United Kingdom.
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London
Britain
United States
Germany
South America
United Kingdom
Polish Reports Say German Morale Shrinking Amidst War Strains
The Polish Telegraphic Agency cites Polish travelers and Free French letters describing waning German morale due to Russian losses and Allied bombing. Deser tions, civilian clothes seizures, and pillage by deserters are noted, with Hungary’s Horthy visiting Hitler and curtailing international talks.
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London
Polish Telegraphic Agency
Poland
Turkey
Russia
Royal Air Force
Germany
Stedlce
Nicholas Horth
Heavier cargo loads allowed for ships in wartime
Ottawa issues orders permitting heavier loads on inland waters and international voyages to maximize shipping for Canada amid war demands. The changes, announced recently, have been in effect since July 24.
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Ottawa
Canada
Restrictions Relaxed for U S Citizens in Britain
The United States state department eased rules allowing American citizens in Britain to sail home aboard belligerent ships. Travelers may return directly to the United States without transatlantic routes via Lisbon or via Canada.
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London
United States State Department
Britain
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
Canada
Eggs for Britain in Canada Britain shipment contract
A contract calling for shipment to Britain of 1,000,000 cases of Canadian eggs between now and May 31 has been signed with the British ministry of food by the Dominion department of agriculture. L. S. Carr chairs the British Columbia egg export allotment committee.
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Vancouver
Britain
British Ministry of Food
Dominion Department of Agriculture
L. S. Carr
British Columbia
Test blackout plan discussed for west coast
Mayor J W Cornett says Canadian and United States governments are discussing a possible test blackout along the western coast from California to Alaska including British Columbia. The remarks reflect high level talks on civil defense and regional readiness.
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Vancouver
J. W. Cornett
United States
North America
California
Alaska
Columbia
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